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Elders renew call for Frontier Wars recognition at annual Anzac Day march
Aboriginal Elders and allies will again gather in Canberra on Saturday to commem...
Dechlan Brennan 23 Apr 2026
Prince Harry meets with Indigenous veterans at War Memorial
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, who as a British military man rose to the rank...
Andrew Mathieson 21 Apr 2026
Whadjuk delegation draws parallels between Waikato Invasion and Noongar history at Rangiriri
A delegation from the Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation has visited the historic Ra...
Reece Harley 23 Mar 2026
Pinjarra massacre and Governor’s apology to be formally taught in WA schools
Planning has begun to formally teach the history of the Pinjarra massacre - and...
Giovanni Torre 11 Feb 2026
Elders lead from the front on Survival Day in Mackay
January 26 will be marked in Mackay, Queensland, with a Survival Day gathering o...
Giovanni Torre 23 Jan 2026
After Pinjarra apology, City of Perth faces new questions about truth and history

When Western Australia's Governor Chris Dawson stood on the banks of Bilya Maadjit (Murray River) last month and apologised for the 1834 Pinjarra Massacre, his words carried the weight of 191 years of...

Reece Harley Reece Harley Nov 14, 2025
'The time has come to acknowledge the truth' - WA Governor apologises for predecessor's shameful role in Pinjarra Massacre

On its 191st anniversary, Western Australian Governor Chris Dawson AC APM issued a formal apology for the actions of the state's first Governor Sir James Stirling at the Pinjarra Massacre.

Sovereign Union calls Frontier Wars Commemorative March for ANZAC Day

Professor Ghillar, Michael Anderson, Convenor of the Sovereign Union and last surviving member of the founding four of the 1972 Aboriginal Embassy in Canberra has urged people to join the Commemorativ...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 16, 2025
Confronting the legacy of the Frontier Wars

Since 1788, countless acts of violence have been inflicted on Australia's First Peoples, collectively known as the Frontier Wars. These include massacres, wars, and resistance, with estimates suggesti...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Feb 11, 2025
The brutal history of Queensland's Native Mounted Police

The history of the Native Mounted Police in Queensland is one of profound distress for Aboriginal people. This state-sponsored paramilitary force, operational during the mid to late 19th century, play...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 7, 2025
Dhuluny to commemorate resistance and massacres, celebrate Wiradyuri resilience and survival

The town of Bathurst will soon mark the 200th anniversary of New South Wales Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane declaring martial law in the region.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Aug 12, 2024
Gathering at massacre site champions the power of truth-telling

From a place of historic atrocity to a now sacred site of truth-telling and healing, First Nations people and a community of reconciliation supporters from CQUniversity recently gathered at Gai-i, on...

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre May 13, 2024
Lest we forget those who lost their lives in the Frontier Wars

The Frontier Wars movement held the thirteenth annual wreath laying service on the grounds of the Australian War Memorial on ANZAC Day. Professor Ghillar Michael Anderson, astronomer, activist and kno...

J
Jess Whaler Apr 25, 2024
Call for War Memorial to mark First Nations history

Remembering Indigenous resistance during the bloody conquest of Australia would help facilitate the country's truth-telling process, an author who has chronicled his family's role in the wars says, ca...

Yoorrook Justice Commission examines historical massacres, land rights in latest hearings

The Yoorrook Justice Commission - the first formal truth-telling process into historical and ongoing injustices experienced by First Peoples - has met near the cradle of European occupation In Victori...

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Mar 26, 2024
"Reprehensible": Human Rights Commissioner slams Qld Police Union President's treaty claims

Queensland's Human Rights Commissioner has criticised comments from the state's Police Union President, saying it was "reprehensible" in the current post-referendum climate.

Dechlan Brennan Dechlan Brennan Oct 26, 2023
"Our only sin is our skin" - Meeanjin gathers in remembrance of Dundalli

Despite the threat of rain more than 150 people gathered at Post Office Square in Meeanjin / Brisbane on Thursday to commemorate and celebrate the life of Aboriginal freedom fighter, Dundalli.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 5, 2023
New research reveals 1980s poison plot amid host of unearthed massacre sites

An attempted mass poisoning in 1981 has been discovered alongside more than 110 newly unearthed Indigenous massacre sites identified by academics.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Mar 21, 2022
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